Tattoos Collection

Tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn S
A battle royal in mid-air: a tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Hamman Studio, Jermyn Street, London. Date: 1897

Maori Chieftain, New Zealand. Date: circa 1910s

Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady, 1897
Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady. The work on her back depicts the Last Supper, by Da Vinci, and was regarded at the time to be one of the finest piece of tattooing produced in America

Victorian Scrap - Tattooing - an old custom in the navy. late 19th century

Joseph Daugherty, aged 14, showing off some of his 60 tattoos

Joseph Daugherty, aged 14, showing off some of his 60 tattoos

Tattoo-artist, George Burchett, at work on a Tommy
A tattoo artist, George Burchett, in his shop near Waterloo station working on the forearm of a soldier, while a lady who has just received a tattoo of her own, admires his handiwork

Somali womans hands covered in henna tattoos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

view of a Samoan Pe a tattoo, 19th Century (photo)
1079611 view of a Samoan Pe a tattoo, 19th Century (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pe a is the popular name of the traditional male tattoo of Samoa)

Percy Waters tattooing Egbertus Jan "Dutch"Berghege, Detroit. 1921 (photo)
3666761 Percy Waters tattooing Egbertus Jan " Dutch" Berghege, Detroit

Joseph Daugherty, aged 14, showing off some of his 60 tattoos

Man with extensive tattoos, Japan, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

The dangers of getting a personal tattoo
" First of All, Mary

Maori head tattoos, artwork
Maori head tattoos. 19th century artwork of tattooed Maori heads

Portrait of a tattooed woman, c. 1905 (Sepia Photo)
1073947 Portrait of a tattooed woman

Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick
Three runaway schoolboys suffer greatly from seasickness on an ocean voyage. Date: 1898

Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried away
Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist (Professor Smith) has got carried away... " Its taking you a long time to write I love Annie !" Date: circa 1920s

London punk band The Chisel play their live show at The Globe in Cardiff

Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青)
Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青, 黥 or 刺青) is a Japanese word that refers to the insertion of ink under the skin to leave a permanent, usually decorative mark; a form of tattooing

Woman and child of Roanoke. Wife of a werowance or chief of Pomeioo, with deer-skin skirt, tattoos or painted marks, carrying a child on her back. Costume des femmes de l'ile Virginie

Portrait of the wife of a Powhatan Chief of Pomeoc, North Carolina, with tattoos, necklaces and fringed deer-skin skirt carrying a gourd. A chiefe Herowans wyfe of Pomeiooc

Costume of a Timucua queen of Florida, wife of Chief Satouriona. She wears necklace, bracelets and anklet, a fringed leaf dress and tattoos on her torso, arms and legs

Gentleman proudly displaying his tattooed back where the subject matter fits the very event he is attending....The Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria

Dayak couple in traditional dress and tattoos, c. 1920 (b / w photo)
DGC437476 Dayak couple in traditional dress and tattoos

Portrait of a man tattooed by Sutherland MacDonald, 1897 (photo)
3557558 Portrait of a man tattooed by Sutherland MacDonald, 1897 (photo) by English Photographer

Three young women of the Kalabit tribe, Borneo, SE Asia
Three young women of the Kalabit (Kelabit) tribe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- women of this tribe are all tattooed when they reach the age of sixteen

Do it yourself tattoo kit. Tattooist Jack Zeek. 1967

Do it yourself tattoo kit. Tattooist Jack Zeek with his wife. 1967

Meeting of The Guild of Tattoo Artists, London. 25th October 1966

Proud Teddy Boy John Turner has Elvis close to his heart - in a portrait tattooed on his chest within hour of hearing of the superstars death

19-year-old Tina Harris of Erith, Kent, has her fingers tattooed, and because of that she was sacked, she claimed at the Ebury Bridge Road Industrial Tribunal. 15th February 1983

Soccer mad Ray Morris puts his bad into supporting Liverpool FC. He has had his back tattooed with the Liverpool ground plus pictures of Bob Paisley and Kenny Dalglish

72-year-old Wilf Hardy whos body is covered in tattoos. He is pictured with Tattooist Tiger Sid (John Siddons). 8th December 1979

Tattooist Jimmy Gould has bought the skin of his client, Brian Cowell. September 1979

Seventeen year old Andrew Weston from Wolverhampton, who was sacked from McDonalds for his naked lady tattoo. 4th June 1983

Tattooist John Taylor, 16, from Kings Lynn tattooing Della Gilbert, 20. 1st July 1978

The Golden Miles Tattooed Lady and Headless Wonder have got engaged. The Tattooed Lady, otherwise known as Gillian Shuttleworth is pictured with her fiance Jimmy King in Blackpool. 6th November 1969

The Golden Miles Tattooed Lady, Gillian Shuttleworth. 6th November 1969

14-year-old Arthur Waterworth of Droylsden shows off his tattooed forearms. 13th January 1956

Blackpool tattooist Harry Lever tattoos a client. The new craze is for television heroes - lawman Cheyenne, Dan Mathews of Highway Patrol and Frank Ballinger of M Squad have all been popular

Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent, Syria
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent in the Syrian desert in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

La Bella Angora, Queen of the Tattoed (b / w photo)
3639191 La Bella Angora, Queen of the Tattoed (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Bella Angora)

Two men with traditional Japanese Irezumi tattoos, c. 1880 (hand coloured albumen photo)
696838 Two men with traditional Japanese Irezumi tattoos, c.1880 (hand coloured albumen photo) by Japanese Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irezumi (a...aaIa, a...aa)

Young woman of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Young woman of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). The tattoos on her face show that she has reached maturity and is a marriageable member of society

Maori warrior with moko face (photo)
DGC288158 Maori warrior with moko face (photo) by New Zealander Photographer (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ta moko)

Oni, head of a king, Ife, 12th - 15th century (bronze) (see also 412919)
DBP412927 Oni, head of a king, Ife, 12th - 15th century (bronze) (see also 412919) by Nigerian; height: 29 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Nigerian, out of copyright

The Mad Merry Pranks of Robin Goodfellow (woodcut)
DGC405779 The Mad Merry Pranks of Robin Goodfellow (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robin Goodfellow is a mischievous sprite or hobgoblin)

Tattooed British sailor during the Great War of 1914-18 (front view) (b / w photo
473188 Tattooed British sailor during the Great War of 1914-18 (front view) (b/w photo) (see also 473189); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; out of copyright

Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground
6339140 Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground by Arago

Charles Wagner tattooing a client with his newly patented tattoo machine. c
1275400 Charles Wagner tattooing a client with his newly patented tattoo machine

The work of tattooist George Bone. March 1977

Members of a tattoo club. 23rd October 1965

Kelvin Bailey and his new tattoo of Arthur Scargill. 20th September 1984

Connie Cunningham shows off her tattooed back. 28th October 1981

Models wearing tattoo transfers. 1967

Do it yourself tattoo kit. Tattooist Jack Zeek. 1967

Connie Cunningham and her husband Dan. 28th October 1981

Mavis Floyd, 16, shows the tattoos that make her so miserable when she goes dancing. 2nd October 1961

14-year-old Ian Grant, tattooed for life. January 1972

Tattooist George Bone at work. March 1977

Stephen Purdue, refused by the Merchant Navy because of his tattoos. 24th February 1979

Henry Pat Ferrie, a professional tattooist, of Kings Cross Road, was disappointed in love. His girlfriend, Matilda Elizabeth Farrell, of Islington, refused to see him

Tattooed housewives of Coventry. Mona O Brien shows the scar on her face where she has had an anchor tattoo removed. 12th March 1964

Tattooed housewives of Coventry. Mrs Dorothy Randall (left) and Mrs Christina O Brien show off their body art. 12th March 1964

Tom Kyffin, 29, Old Etonian grandson of the late tobacco millionaire Sir Ernest Wills, lives on barge off Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. He is ex-Royal Navy, and is now on the West End Stage

16-year-old Karen Richardson of Low Fell, gateshead. She couldn t joint the army because of her tattooed arms. 3rd July 1976

Portrait of middle aged Syrian Bedouin woman with tattoos
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

14-year-old David Beck, tattooed for life. January 1972

Portrait of a woman with traditional tattooed face in Mindat, Chin State, Myanmar

The art of making tattoos in the Kachin State of Burma (Myanmar), 1909 (colour litho)
473639 The art of making tattoos in the Kachin State of Burma (Myanmar), 1909 (colour litho) by European School

Sailor
Mariann Johansen-Ellis

Vintage Woman and her Tattoos
The Art Concept

HARAJUKU NIGHT
YASUTOSHI HONJO

Meanwhile
Ilze Ozola

Rebellion No.I
Gabriella Roberg

Portrait of a tattooed man, c.1889 (photo)
7078841 Portrait of a tattooed man, c.1889 (photo); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures

Head of an Australian aboriginal
FLO4695308 Head of an Australian aboriginal. Man of New Holland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Native of Nuku Hiva with spear and skull
FLO4695728 Native of Nuku Hiva with spear and skull. Young man of the Marquesas Islands not completely tattooed. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Kadoo, a native of the Caroline Islands
FLO4695709 Kadoo, a native of the Caroline Islands, with elongated earlobes, necklace and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1
FLO4678680 Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4, hand 5 and foot 6 of a Dayak (Borneo), and a Japanese man with irezumi and fundoshi 7

A group of Indian warriors from Florida
FLO4635649 A group of Indian warriors from Florida, USA, with tattooed bodies, gathered at a war assembly

Portrait of the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai): in the centre
FLO4636338 Portrait of the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai): in the centre, Kiaimoukou, Maui Island, on the left, a tattoo chef from Oahu Island, on the right, an officer from Kiamoukou

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"Tattoos: A Timeless Art Form Across Cultures and Eras" From the intricate tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn S to the striking Maori Chieftain from New Zealand, they have long been a symbol of cultural identity and personal expression. Even in 1897, Emma de Burgh proudly showcased her body as a canvas for artistry. In Victorian times, tattooing was considered an old custom, capturing the imagination of many. The skilled hands of tattoo artist George Burchett diligently worked on adorning a Tommy's skin with meaningful ink during World War I. Traveling to Ethiopia, Africa reveals Somali women with henna-covered hands showcasing their own unique style of temporary tattoos. Meanwhile, Princess Waldemar of Denmark defied societal norms by embracing body art in aristocratic circles. A sepia photo from 1905 captures the captivating portrait of a woman adorned with various tattoos - each telling its own story. However, cautionary tales also exist; one such example warns against the dangers associated with getting personal tattoos without proper research or consideration. Venturing into Japan circa 1890 unveils a man whose extensive tattoos reflect his commitment to tradition and honor within Japanese society. Similarly, Samoan Pe'a tattoo holds immense significance even in the 19th century as it represents bravery and social status among Samoans. Tattoos transcend time and boundaries - they are more than just ink on skin; they represent history, culture, individuality, and self-expression throughout generations worldwide.